Planning a Project that Involves Digging? Call 811 to Know What's Below Before You Start
SAN FRANCISCO, April 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- With the arrival of warmer weather months, homeowners may turn their attention to projects around the home that involve digging. Whether it is repairing a fence or removing a downed tree due to winter storm damage, or any other project that involves digging, calling 811 before starting your project will help customers avoid damaging underground utility lines and prevent expensive repair costs. April is recognized as National Safe Digging Month to spread awareness of the importance of calling 811 before any digging project, large or small.
- April is recognized as National Safe Digging Month to spread awareness of the importance of calling 811 before any digging project, large or small.
- "Making a free call to 811 two business days before you start your digging project will help keep you, your family and neighbors safe and avoid inconvenient outages.
- In 63 percent of incidents when an underground utility line was damaged due to digging, 811 was not called.
- Requests can be submitted a maximum of 14 days prior to the start of the project.